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(botany) Having the leaves emerge before the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that flower when the plant is dormant and without leaves during a dry season. This contrasts with synanthous plants that flower at the same time as the leaves are present..
Use hysteranthous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hysteranthous means (botany) Having the leaves emerge before the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that flower when the plant is dormant and without leaves during a dry season. This contrasts with synanthous plants that flower at the same time as the leaves are present..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hysteranthous where its definition matches the intended context.
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